*Updated* Unit 1: French sport and the Olympics
Using different forms of verbs to do or play sports and expressing preferences. Revisiting country names and exploring the verb 'aller' - to go.
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*Updated* Unit 1: French sport and the Olympics
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Pronounce the name of a sport accurately and confidently.
- Use the verbs jouer and faire correctly with different sports.
- Create sentences using two verbs, the seconds one in the infinitive form.
- Construct simple sentences to say whether or not they play a sport.
- Express and justify opinions in relation to sports.
- Identify some of the French country names using cognates and near cognates.
- Use the correct form of aller with correct preposition to indicate where you are going.
- Write an article in French, using a writing frame, about an imaginary Olympic Games.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 5: Verbs in a French week
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Sports in French
- To express playing a sport using the correct verb and preposition.
Lesson 2: Olympian opinions
- To express sporting preferences using an opinion verb, a second verb and an adjective.
Lesson 3: France – ready to go!
- To express travel plans using the verb aller.
Lesson 4: A French sporting week
- To create sentences for a sports diary including opinion verbs, second verbs and adjectives.
Lesson 5: The French Olympic Games
- To create a description using familiar language, a wide range of vocabulary and grammatical structures.
Key skills
Key knowledge
Related content
Resources
Unit resources
French
Knowledge organiser: French – French sport and the Olympics
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Vocabulary display: French sport and the Olympics
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Geography
Locational knowledge
Pupils should be taught to:
- Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities.